I own some land with a border on a B road. The local council have cut back some overhanging branches and I cut back a few from inside the field. If a tree in the hedgerow falls am I liable for any damage caused?

philcymro wrote:I own some land with a border on a B road. The local council have cut back some overhanging branches and I cut back a few from inside the field. If a tree in the hedgerow falls am I liable for any damage caused?

if it’s your hedge then you may be found wholly or partially liable depending on the circumstances - eg was it’s failure foreseeable.

Since the first post I have worked my way along the hedge cutting back all the overhanging branches and started cutting back any in danger of encroaching on the road. There is no pavement the other side of my hedge as it is a field boundary onto a public highway. the hedge is about 200 yards long so may take some time